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- AlleyCat
- Use AlleyCat, the CCAC online catalog, to find materials at any of the CCAC libraries.
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Contains dictionaries, bilingual dictionaries, thesauri, encyclopedias, quotations and atlases, plus a wide range or subject-specific titles covering everything from accounting to zoology. Provides access to the full text of hundreds of highly regarded and popular reference sources. Provided by Credo.
- Crime and Punishment in America Reference Library
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Covers the evolution of the American criminal justice system throughout history. 2005. Provided by Gale.
- Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law
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Provides brief descriptions of an issue's historical background; covers important statutes and cases; profiles various U.S. laws and regulations; and details how laws and regulations vary from state to state. 2003. Provided by Gale.
- GPO Monthly Catalog
- infoProvides bibliographic information of U.S. government documents, including Congressional reports, hearings, debates, and records; judiciary materials; and documents issued by executive departments. Provided by FirstSearch.
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- Academic Search Premier
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Provides full text for more than 4,650 journals, including full text for more than 3,900 peer-reviewed titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles. Provided by EBSCOhost.
- MasterFILE Premier
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Provides full text for nearly 1,750 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also contains full text for nearly 500 reference books and 164,424 primary source documents, as well as an Image Collection of 440,207 photos, maps & flags. Provided by EBSCOhost.
- Military & Government Collection
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Provides cover-to-cover full text for nearly 300 journals and periodicals and indexing and abstracts for more than 400 titles pertaining to all branches of the military and government. Provided by EBSCOhost.
- AdmiNet World Government Page
- Comprehensive metasite for finding information on countries of the world. Information for each country covers art, culture, education, environment, politics and government, and more. Includes links to embassies, consulates and other official government sites.
- Allegheny County Web Site
- This site is a gateway to Allegheny County government, including all of its departments and services, telephone directories and calendars of events. Of special interest is the county's real estate Web site that provides financial information on county properties and their owners. Also available on this site are a variety of forms and applications, including the Property Appeals Form for the new assessments.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
- Provides links to the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the state government as well as state agencies and services. Also includes links to local governments. The new design "makes it even easier to find what you're looking for" under the headings Live, Work, Play, and Learn.
- Economic Report of the President
- "The Economic Report of the President is an annual report written by the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors. It overviews the nation's economic progress using text and extensive data appendices." Reports are archived from 1995 and searchable from 1996.
- Pennsylvania Manual Online
- The Pennsylvania Manual is a complete compendium of state government information. It provides data and statistics on state programs and institutions, with information and biographical profiles for the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, as well as detailed local government listings. Older editions are archived. Searchable by section, and within sections by links to specific PDF files.
- Supreme Court of the United States
- The official site of the U.S. Supreme Court. Provides information about the court, its history, and the justices; the calendar, docket, opinions, and oral arguments are also included. Supreme Court Files and Docket Files are searchable; many files are PDF format.
- United States Senate
- The official site of the U. S. Senate. Provides links to home pages for senators and committees. Also provides links to active legislation and recent floor activity as well as past legislation.
- United States House of Representatives
- The official site of the U. S. Senate. Provides links to home pages for senators and committees. Also provides links to active legislation and recent floor activity as well as past legislation.
- The United States Government Manual
- Full text of the current United States Government Manual. Browse the contents or search. Files available as plain text or PDF. Includes changes in personnel since publication under "Recent Changes." Archives previous editions from 1995/1996 - present.
- Budget of the United States Government
- The Office of Management and the Budget provides access to the full text of the President's proposed budget. Site includes budgets from previous years as well as full texts of the Economic Report of the President for recent years.
- Consumer Product Safety Commission: Press Releases
- Press releases are arranged by date and are archived back through May, 1973. Can be searched by specific product, product type, manufacturer, etc.
- Selected CRS Reports
- Congressman Mark Green of Wisconsin provides the full text of selected CRS texts. “The Congressional Research Service (CRS) serves Congress throughout the legislative process by providing comprehensive and reliable legislative research and analysis. Included on this website are written products tailored to specific issues requiring information, analysis, or legal interpretation. The Congressional Research Search (CRS) web-based collection of products is only available through this website and are not directly accessible by the public. The access to these reports are provided as a service to the American taxpayers (site introduction).” Search Congressional Issue Briefs and Reports alphabetically by title.
- International Agencies and Information on the Web
- Comprehensive alphabetical list of links to Web sites of international agencies. Includes links to other meta sites (sites listing agencies). Part of the University of Michigan Documents Center.
- State and Local Government on the Net
- Find state and local government sites here. Search engine is limited. To use the site effectively, it helps to know something of the government's structure. For example, to locate the Pennsylvania State Nursing Board: Select Pennsylvania from the main list. Once in the PA site, select in order Department of State--Professional Licensing--Board Web Pages--State Board of Nursing.
- USA.gov
- The only official U.S. Government portal to millions of pages of government information, services, and online transactions; features a search engine and a topical index.